Smartphones Do or Don’t Harm Kids! So Which Is It?
[ad_1] The anti-smartphone movement is having a moment. On March 25, Florida governor Ron DeSantis signed a bill banning children under 14 from social media platforms. In February, the UK…
A Deepfake Nude Generator Reveals a Chilling Look at Its Victims
[ad_1] Another image on the site showed a group of young teens who appear to be in middle school: a boy taking a selfie in what appears to be a…
Kids’ Cartoons Get a Free Pass From YouTube’s Deepfake Disclosure Rules
[ad_1] YouTube has updated its rulebook for the era of deepfakes. Starting today, anyone uploading video to the platform must disclose certain uses of synthetic media, including generative AI, so…
There Are Dark Corners of the Internet. Then There’s 764
[ad_1] WIRED collaborated with Der Spiegel, Recorder, and The Washington Post on this reporting. Each wrote separate stories that the news organizations agreed to publish in tandem. This story contains…
Your Kid May Already Be Watching AI-Generated Videos on YouTube
[ad_1] Neither Yes! Neo nor Super Crazy Kids responded to WIRED’s request for comment. Few Limits Yes! Neo, Super Crazy Kids, and other similar channels share a common look—they feature…
A Pornhub Chatbot Stopped Millions From Searching for Child Abuse Videos
[ad_1] For the past two years, millions of people searching for child abuse videos on Pornhub’s UK website have been interrupted. Each of the 4.4 million times someone has typed…
The Boeing 737 Max Crisis Reignites Arguments Over Infant Safety on Planes
[ad_1] As terrible as that tradeoff is, it’s worth noting that the risk of death on a commercial airliner to anyone, lap-held infants included, remains vanishingly low—so let the pangs…
During Pregnancy, the Placenta Hacks the Immune System to Protect the Fetus
[ad_1] “The cell is effectively dressing up as an infectious agent,” Kagan said. “The result is that it convinces itself that it’s infected, and then operates as such.” Simmering Immunity…